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"There are two types of developers: those who test their software and those who will." – Andy, circa 2015
It's April Fool's Day in the US, but I'm going to act like it's Halloween. Software testing is no joke, and not testing should scare you.
In 1996 (yes kids, years used to begin with a "1"), in the sixth issue of Fast Company magazine, Charles Fishman wrote They Write the Right Stuff – an article about Lockheed Martin's On-Board Shuttle Group and the work they did writing and maintaining software for NASA's Space Shuttle program. Some interesting "nummers" from the article:
I did the math: maintaining each line of code was $83.33/year. Plus 1/3rd of a penny. In 1996 money. According to the US Inflation Calculator, that's equivalent to $124.12 per line-of-code per year today.
I mention the economics because I'm a consultant. I know how much I charge for my time. I have a pretty good idea what others charge for their time. I co-own Linchpin People, and we subcontract software developers for ourselves and other companies. I know what we pay software developers and how much we charge others for their services. At the risk of disillusioning those who aspire to co-own their own technical consulting firm, we have precisely 0 clients paying us $35,000,000 per year – even in 2015 money ($35 million in 1996 would be north of $52 million in 2015).
Why not? Because that's a lot of money to pay for software. When lives, safety, and the pride of a nation are on the line, you're paying for more than "just software." The value of maintaining the Space Shuttle software was worth those costs. The cost/benefit analysis was sound.
What's the value of your software?
Some Important Questions
As you ponder the "nummers," you are likely thinking about the software in your enterprise. Or maybe just the programming-for-fun project you're working on in your spare time. It may be prudent for you to spend some time thinking about the costs and benefits of your software. Here are some questions to get you started:
You may read that list and think, "Andy, you're just trying to scare me."
You durned right I'm trying to scare you. If fear is what it takes to wake you up to the realities of your situation, I'm not above scaring you. (In my mind, I just wrote, "I am an engineer." But I digress…)
If we were an agricultural society, it would be prudent to educate you about pests, soil care, and crop rotation. If we were manufacturers (and please understand, software is not manufactured…), it would be good to advise you to maintain a safe and healthy work environment for those who keep the machines running and keep your machinery in working order. But we make software.
What are the corollaries? One good way to mitigate risk is to possess and practice a process.
Before I go too far in this discussion about process, I want to reiterate my belief that people build processes to help people, processes are living and subject to maturity and change, therefore, people should always trump process. If you find a process harming a person's life, liberty, or pursuit of happiness; you should re-examine the process. Processes should serve people, not the other way around. That's ground rule #1 and it's non-negotiable.
The Lockheed Martin team practiced a process. It is enumerated in the article (did you read the article yet? You should. Right now, if you haven't already. It'll only take a few minutes…):
This list is rich. But you've read a lot already so I'm going to bring this post home by unpacking #4.
Mistakes Are Normal
Even at $124 per line of code per year, mistakes happen. If you believe you can pay enough people enough money to eliminate errors in software, you are mistaken (see what I did there?). And if one of the risks you identified in the Some Important Questions section above is, "People could get hurt," you need to do all the engineering you can to see that people do not get hurt. But even if you do everything humanly possible to prevent and mitigate mistakes, you will never eliminate mistakes. So the very first step is to realize – and act like you realize – mistakes are going to happen.
Want to manufacture stress? Create a culture that does not tolerate mistakes. How? Rant, rave, yell, reprimand, and fire people when they fail.
Want to deliver great software? Create a culture that tolerates mistakes. Even better, create a culture where failing fast is celebrated. Why? People learn from mistakes. People who make more mistakes learn more. People who fail faster learn faster. People who learn faster make great software.
Mitigate the Negative Effects of Mistakes
Failing safely is the best way to mitigate the negative effects of mistakes, that's why martial arts students first learn how to fall. Why? Because they're going to fall! So are you. Identifying software errors quickly (failing fast) is a profitable practice. Testing software is the best way to identify software errors. There are some rules to software testing and the rules are important:
Test in a Safe Environment
Set up a virtual machine. Something. Anything – except the Production server. There are conditions that need to be tested on the Production server. But, please, do not let "we need to test this in Production" be your first thought. Exhaust every other option first. Please.
Test Realistically
The reason you sometimes need to test software in Production is that there simply isn't another server or environment in the enterprise that looks and acts like Production. There can be sound business and economic and timing reasons for such a condition. If you cannot test realistically in a safe environment, test as realistically as you can in a safe environment before testing in Production.
Do Not Allow Developers to Test Their Own Code
Do you want to read some stories of heartache? Some rants? Some helpful advice? Search for "Developers test their own code." It will bum you out. And it may also help. Let me state up front that I develop software (SSIS is software even though contains "SQL Server" in its name). I miss things when I test my own code. Some of the links from the search above will contain stories about how and why this happens. Trust me. It happens.
Get someone other than the developer to test the code. Prepare a test plan – even if the plan is "run this script on this test server." That's a test plan. It's good enough for someone who understands what the code is supposed to do, or for anyone capable of interpreting a green/red indicator.
Developers should conduct unit tests and functional tests. They should execute the code in a development environment to make sure it runs, does what they think it should do, and returns the expected results. Then someone else should run their code somewhere else to make sure all those things happen over there – in some location other than the environment where the software was built.
Remember: All software is tested; some, intentionally. What does that mean? That means that untested code is going to be tested in Production. Sometimes, the people testing your software in Production are your soon-to-be former largest customer. Think about it. Please. If this scares you, then good: I've accomplished what I set out to do.
"Do we get a super suit?" was Kent Bradshaw's first response after reading the Biml Hero announcement from Varigence. Short answer: Yes. Well, not an entire suit, "a complementary Biml Hero t-shirt, polo, and jacket." (Sorry Kent, no capes… yet…) But cool!
From Varigence's press release:
Earning the Biml Hero certification will not be easy; however, it will be well worth the effort. Below are just a few of the many benefits of being a Biml Hero: Biml Heroes will receive exclusive training as part of the certification process. Varigence will refer Biml Heroes to organizations that request assistance with Biml or are looking to hire someone who is proficient in Biml. Biml Heroes will be featured on both the Bimlscript.com and Varigence.com websites. They can add a picture, a short bio, and links to their social networking pages. Biml Heroes can display the Biml Hero badge and Biml Hero Certified expert logo for professional use on their blogs, business cards, social networking sites and other marketing material. Varigence will provide access to online Biml content and communities created exclusively for Biml Heroes. Upon initial certification you will receive a complimentary Biml Hero t-shirt, polo, and jacket. To learn more about becoming a Biml Hero please download the Biml Hero program guide. Our first Biml Hero Training class will be in Copenhagen, Denmark on April 29, 2015. To register and enroll in the Biml Hero training program please contact email@example.com.
Earning the Biml Hero certification will not be easy; however, it will be well worth the effort. Below are just a few of the many benefits of being a Biml Hero:
To learn more about becoming a Biml Hero please download the Biml Hero program guide.
Our first Biml Hero Training class will be in Copenhagen, Denmark on April 29, 2015. To register and enroll in the Biml Hero training program please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Learn more: Stairway to Biml Linchpin People Blog: SSIS Stairway to Integration Services
Like my maternal grandfather, Buck Mayhew, did for his grandchildren; my friend Brian Kelley (blog | @kbriankelley) gives his children nicknames.
A member of an SSIS team where I once worked was known for his tendency to rewrite SSIS packages. Any package, partially complete, assigned to him would be summarily replaced. It didn't matter how complete the original package, it was done for. We (lovingly, I promise) used his name as a verb to describe whacking an SSIS package and starting over.
How about you? If your name were a verb, what would it mean? Which behavior would your verb-ed (verb-ified?) name describe?
It's Pi Day! Happy Pi Day everyone!
I have waited (again) until the last minute to submit presentations for the PASS Summit. I'm submitting "Using Biml as an SSIS Design Patterns Engine" – a presentation based on a chapter in SSIS Design Patterns and Levels 2-4 of the Stairway to Biml – and I am pleasantly surprised to see Biml included in the top selections. w00t!
PS – The PASS Summit 2015 Call for Speakers closes at 9:00 PM PDT Sunday, 15 Mar 2015 (04:00 GMT 16 Mar 2015). There's still time, but hurry!
Learn more: Linchpin People Blog: SSIS Stairway to Biml Stairway to Integration Services
I am honored to work alongside TechniTrain to deliver SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns in London 7-10 Sep 2015!
Register before 31 Mar to save £100.
Who is it for?
The target audience for this course is intermediate SQL Server Integration Services developers (or quick learners) who wish to learn best practices and design patterns, and those who wish upgrade their existing SSIS skills to 2012 or 2014.
Course Highlights
SSIS 2012 Catalog Execution
Scripting in SSIS
Designing Custom Tasks
Advanced Parameter and Variable Management
SSIS Connections and Configurations Management
Advanced Loop Containers
Enterprise Data Integration Lifecycle Management
Advanced SSIS Messaging
ETL Design Patterns
ETL Instrumentation Patterns.
Data Integration Automation
Key benefits
At the conclusion of the training, attendees will have been exposed to:
I hope to see you in London!
Learn more: Linchpin People Blog: SSIS Stairway to Integration Services
I am honored to present SSIS Data Flow Tuning Tips and Tricks at Midlands PASS 16 Apr 2015!
Do you want SSIS to go fast? This session is for you! Attend and learn techniques for developing, instrumenting, monitoring, and managing SSIS 2014 Data Flow performance in your data integration enterprise.
If you're in the Columbia, SC area and read this blog, come out and introduce yourself. I'm the fat guy with a fu.
Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 8:44 AM
Hi Trello People,
I think our organization has Trello Gold, but I cannot access features I think I should be able to access. I cannot change backgrounds, I cannot attach emails to cards.
Help, Andy
Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 11:26 AM
Hi Andy,
Thanks for writing to us!
Is [my work email address] the email address associated with your account? If so, you're correct- as part of Trello Business Class, your account should have Trello Gold.
Could you create specific steps to help us reproduce this bug? Please see http://help.trello.com/customer/portal/articles/990621-reporting-trello-bugs. There's a detailed example in the "Submitting a bug report" section. Screenshots and detailed, specific steps are a huge help when we're trying to reproduce a bug on our end.
Once we have those, we'd be happy to take a look.
All the best,
Michelle The Trello Team
Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 11:56 AM
Hi Michelle,
I cannot reproduce the error I experienced because settings have changed to allow me access to Gold features.
I appreciate your help. I'm not sure what change was made or where, but I did not have access to Gold features earlier and now I do.
I promise I'm not trying to be difficult, but I request more information. We are evaluating Trello for enterprise usage at Linchpin People. Can you tell me what change was made? I ask only because if it was something I did (or should have done), I want to make sure we document the necessary steps for others in our enterprise to access Gold features.
If something needed to be changed by Trello Support, I would like to know so we can make that request for other users if they experience similar symptoms.
I am extremely impressed with Trello! I've been looking for a tool like this for a long time. Although we're currently in "trial mode," I want to make sure we're evaluating it effectively. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Andy
Fri, Mar 06, 2015 at 4:05 PM
I'm glad to hear that the issue has been resolved!
I'm not sure why that issue occurred, but I suspect that it was a problem on our end- our engineers were testing something with Gold activation yesterday and it may have led to an error with your account accessing Gold features. I don't anticipate that the issue should arise again, but we'll document this instance in case other users run into the same problem.
We're happy to know you enjoy using Trello so far. If this raises any additional concerns, or you have other questions, please let us know, and we'd be happy to help.
Fri, Mar 06, 2015 at 4:35 PM
You just passed my transparent customer service support tests – both of them. You said: 1. "I don't know." 2. "We were working on stuff that may have impacted your experience." ...
Excellent customer service shouldn't be so rare that I was inspired to blog about it. But, sadly, it is.
Kudos to Trello for making a cool Kanban / Scrum interface and for attracting awesome support people.
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SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is built to move data. SSIS ships with features to support the secure transmission of data. In this series, my goal is to promote awareness of these features and advocate for their use.
SSIS Connection Managers
In Secure Connections Management in SSIS, Part 1, I demonstrated configuring an SSIS Connection Manager to us Windows Authentication, as shown in Figure 1:
Figure 1
Using Windows Authentication in SSIS Connection Managers is a best practice. But what if you need to use a SQL Login to connect to the database? The OLE DB Connection Manager Editor provides an option labeled, "Use SQL Server Authentication" in the "Log on to the server" groupbox. After selecting the "Use SQL Server Authentication" option, enter a user name and password in the appropriate textboxes, as shown in Figure 2:
Figure 2
Save my Password
There is a "Save my password" checkbox beneath the Password textbox, but checking this checkbox will not automatically save your password. Conversely, not checking the checkbox will not remove the password configuration from the OLE DB Connection Manager.
I can hear you thinking, "What determines whether the password will be saved as part of the Connection Manager configuration?" That is an excellent question. Let's examine some properties and use cases that determine whether the password will be stored as part of the Connection Manager configuration.
Do Nothing
If you created an SSIS package with design-time defaults and you do not check the "Save my password" checkbox and click the OK button on the OLE DB Connection Manager Editor, the password will be stored as part of the Connection Manager configuration.
How can you check? After closing the OLE DB Connection Manager Editor, right-click the OLE DB Connection Manager in the Connection Managers tab at the bottom of the SSIS package Control Flow and click "Test Connectivity" as shown in Figure 3:
Figure 3
Connectivity is automatically tested when click the OK button on the OLE DB Connection Manager Editor. But you can manually test connectivity at any time via the Connection Manager's context (right-click) menu. If SSIS is unable to acquire a connection with the current configuration, the OLE DB Connection manager will appear as shown in Figure 4:
Figure 4
In this case, SSIS is able to acquire a connection with the current configuration, so the OLE DB Connection manager will appear as shown in Figure 5:
Figure 5
Note what happens when you re-open the OLE DB Connection Manager Editor, though: the Password textbox is empty as shown in Figure 6:
Figure 6
If you click the "Test Connection" button the test will fail and you will a dialog similar to that displayed in Figure 7:
Figure 7
If you dismiss the dialog and click the OK button to close the OLE DB Connection Manager Editor, the OLE DB Connection Manager will indicate the connection is not connected as shown in Figure 8:
Figure 8
In addition, an error will display in the Error List window (View—> Error List) as shown in Figure 9:
Figure 9
The error will be similar to:
An error has occurred while connecting vmSQL14.TestDB: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR. An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80040E4D. An OLE DB record is available. Source: "Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 11.0" Hresult: 0x80040E4D Description: "Login failed for user 'testUser'.".
Why did this happen? Was the OLE DB Connection Manager ever really connected?
Let's answer that second question first. Yep, the OLE DB Connection Manager was really connected.
Why Does The OLE DB Connection Manager Behave Like This?
To answer why the OLE DB Connection Manager behaved in the way it did, we have to examine some other properties in the SSIS package and project. Those properties are:
The SSIS Package ProtectionLevel Property
The first property to examine is the SSIS package ProtectionLevel property shown in Figure 10:
Figure 10
The default setting for the SSIS package ProtectionLevel property is EncryptSensitiveWithUserKey (shown in Figure 10). You can learn more about the SSIS package ProtectionLevel property at MSDN. The EncryptSensitiveWithUserKey package ProtectionLevel setting configures the SSIS package to encrypt the OLE DB Connection Manager password using "a key that is based on the current user profile."
The SSIS Project Deployment Model
In SSIS 2012 and later, the default deployment model for SSIS packages and projects is "Project Deployment Model." If you created an SSIS solution in SQL Server Data Tools – Business Intelligence (SSDT-BI) and haven't made any changes to the default Deployment Model, you are developing in Project Deployment Model. There is currently only one other Deployment Model available in SSIS: Package Deployment Model. Package Deployment Model is included in SSIS 2012 and SSIS 2014 to provide backwards compatibility with SSIS 2005, SSIS 2008, and SSIS 2008 R2. In pre-2012 versions of SSIS, all SSIS packages used the same deployment model, and that model was the Package Deployment Model.
How can you tell if your SSIS project is configured to use the Project Deployment Model or the Package Deployment Model?
If the SSIS project is configured to use the Package Deployment Model, Solution Explorer will indicate this with the text, "(package deployment model)" beside the name of the project, as shown in Figure 11:
Figure 11
If the SSIS project is configured to use the Project Deployment Model, there will be no text following the project name in Solution Explorer, as shown in Figure 12:
Figure 12
The SSIS Project ProtectionLevel Property
In Project Deployment Model, you must make sure the SSIS project ProtectionLevel property setting matches the ProtectionLevel setting for each SSIS package contained in the project. To set the SSIS project ProtectionLevel property, right-click the project in Solution Explorer and click "Properties" as shown in Figure 13:
Figure 13
Clicking Properties opens the SSIS project's Property Pages. the SSIS Project ProtectionLevel property is located on the Common Properties\Project page, as shown in Figure 14:
Figure 14
Again, the SSIS Project ProtectionLevel property must match the SSIS Package ProtectionLevel property setting for every SSIS package included in the SSIS project.
By default, the SSIS Project ProtectionLevel property is set to EncryptSensitiveWithUserKey and the SSIS package ProtectionLevel property is set to EncryptSensitiveWithUserKey. So – by default – these settings match.
The Behavior, Explained
When we enter a password into the OLE DB Connection Manager Editor and click the OK button, the value of the password is encrypted "a key that is based on the current user profile" (a quote from the page regarding SSIS package ProtectionLevel property at MSDN). Where is it encrypted? In the SSIS package XML. You can view the SSIS package XML by right-clicking the package name in Solution Explorer and clicking "View Code" as shown in Figure 15:
Figure 15
The encrypted password is stored in the definition of the OLE DB Connection Manager. You can see it in the code displayed when you click "View Code" as shown in Figure 16:
Figure 16
Closing the Code window and return to the SSIS designer window, we can reopen the OLE DB Connection Manager Editor as shown in Figure 17:
Figure 17
Note the Password textbox is empty. If one clicks the OK button now and closes the OLE DB Connection Manager Editor, the Connection Manager is validated (via SSIS design-time validation) and – since the Password textbox was empty when the developer clicked the OK button, validation fails as shown in Figure 18:
Figure 18
Returning to the Code view, we see that – compared to the previous XML – the <DTS:Password> tag is missing from the later version (on the right) as shown in Figure 19:
Figure 19
The other difference between the two versions of the XML is the <DTS:ConnectionManager> tag is closed with a "/ >" construct in the later version (on the right) instead of a closing tag "</DTS:ConnectionManager>" in the earlier version (on the left).
Is this complex? Yep. As a data integration developer with SSIS, do you really need to know all of this? No, not all of it; but you do need to understand the moving parts of SSIS that are related to security – as well as how they interact – and these are some of the moving parts.
Learn more: Advanced SSIS Training with Tim Mitchell and Andy Leonard in Dallas, TX 9-11 Mar 2015 Watch the Video Test your knowledge --> Linchpin People Blog: SSIS Stairway to Integration Services
My friend George Squillace (LinkedIn) shares this great post and cool SSIS Catalog Visualizations.
Learn more: Advanced SSIS Training with Tim Mitchell and Andy Leonard in Dallas, TX 9-11 Mar 2015 Linchpin People Blog: SSIS Stairway to Integration Services
Earlier this month, I decided to take a break from Twitter and Facebook. A couple of you noticed (I'm ok, Mom. Really!) so I decided to share this post.
I continue to post updates about articles, blog posts, and presentations at LinkedIn, and I'm (obviously) still blogging. I encourage everyone interested in the goings-on at Linchpin People to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Let's begin by examining ways to connect to a database – any database – using SSIS. SSIS connectivity is provider-driven. To connect to a database (or almost* any resource), SSIS developers use Connection Managers.
* Some exceptions: SSIS developers can use the Script Task and Script Component to connect to resources via the .Net Framework. Custom tasks and components can "reach" from within SSIS to outside resources. The Raw File Source and Raw File Destination access the file system from within the Data Flow Task without using a Connection Manager.
Configure an SSIS Connection Manager
There's no better way to learn than by doing, so please follow along if you have SSIS installed and available. Create an SSIS solution. Note that I am using SSIS 2014 for my screenshots, but I will endeavor to point out differences in versions of SSIS (I have experience with all released versions of SSIS). Once the solution is created, right-click in the Connection Managers tab and click "New OLE DB Connection…" as shown in Figure 1:
Clicking "New OLE DB Connection…" opens the Configure OLE DB Connection Manager window, shown in Figure 2:
If you have not configured OLE DB connections, your Data Connections list will be empty. I have configured a handful of OLE DB connections on my demo virtual machine. They are listed in the Data Connections listbox in Figure 2.
Click the "New…" button to configure a new OLE DB connection. Clicking the "New…" button opens the Connection Manager editor, shown in Figure 3:
If you click the Provider dropdown, you can see there are several OLE DB providers available to SSIS, as shown in Figure 4:
If your workstation has other OLE DB providers installed, such as providers for Oracle or DB2, those providers will also appear in this dropdown list. For the purposes of this exercise, let's stick with the SQL Server Native Client.
Enter the name of a SQL Server instance in the "Server name" combobox, or click the dropdown and select a name from the available SQL Server instances, as shown in Figure 5:
The "Log on to the server" groupbox is located beneath the "Server name" combobox. This is a common first encounter with data security in SSIS. There are two options:
There are several reasons why Windows Authentication is considered better and more secure than SQL Server Authentication. Windows Authentication uses Security ID's (SIDs) instead of username / password combinations. Active Directory manages domain access when a user logs on. SQL Server permissions are granted based upon SIDs. There are several caveats to using Windows Authentication making Windows Authentication a good, but not perfect, solution for all use cases.
Note: I am not a security expert. I know some security experts and their advice to me has always been, "Use Windows Authentication whenever and wherever possible." I share their advice with you.
Note: I am not a security expert. I know some security experts and their advice to me has always been, "Use Windows Authentication whenever and wherever possible." I share their advice with you.
In the combobox labeled "Select or enter a database name," do exactly that (select or enter a database name) as shown in Figure 6:
Click the OK button to close the Connection Manager editor and return to the Configure OLE DB Connection Manager window, as shown in Figure 7:
Click the OK button to close the Configure OLE DB Connection Manager window and return to your SSIS package. Note a shiny, new Connection Manager, as shown in Figure 8:
Using Windows Authentication for SSIS connection managers is your first best practice for developing secure SSIS packages.
Learn more: Advanced SSIS Training with Tim Mitchell and Andy Leonard in Dallas, TX 9-11 Mar 2015 Watch the Video Test your knowledge Linchpin People Blog: SSIS Stairway to Integration Services
SSIS Catalog Environments– Step 20 of the Stairway to Integration Services is live at the Stairway to Integration Services site at SQL Server Central!
It's important for a consultant to be able jump into a situation and quickly evaluate and assess the dynamics involved, in order to serve the client efficiently and effectively and economically. While a lot of people dislike military metaphors, there are a lot of good lessons to learn from military thinking. This is one area where military lessons can help, in my opinion.
In his book, The Face of Battle, John Keegan writes about a skill:
"…best described by the French word formation, aims if not to close his mind to unorthodox or difficult ideas, at least to stop it down to a fairly short focal length, to exclude from his field of vision everything that is irrelevant to his professional function, and to define all that he ought to see in a highly formal manner."
"…best described by the French word formation, aims if not to close his mind to unorthodox or difficult ideas, at least to stop it down to a fairly short focal length, to exclude from his field of vision everything that is irrelevant to his professional function, and to define all that he ought to see in a highly formal manner."
The general idea, fleshed out later in the book, is to view the current situation tactically, assessing the threat level of each component or "sub-situation" in terms of responses to potential actions of these actors. Formation is about prioritization with a bias for action. If you've read The Alchemist you know "beginner's luck" is really a combination of the inevitability of opportunity combined with a bias for action.
The ability to conduct a fast and accurate assessment of a situation is an important consulting skill.
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Tom Power has a lot to discuss with his accounting group these days.
Topping the list: The payroll tax hike under the federal government's new arrangement to avoid fiscal calamity.
The chief concern, Power said, is how employers like him will pass on that cost to employees.
"It's something the employers pay, that we'll have to incorporate into our budgets," said Power, who owns multiple businesses like the Wine Cellar. "We have to ask, 'How does this impact the cost of benefits? The total compensation package we offer?'"
While big pocketbooks are the primary target under the New Year's fiscal cliff deal, there are complaints that the little guys are getting pinched too, with the return of a higher payroll tax.
As of this month, the rate of workers' payroll taxes rise back to 6.2 percent on wages up to $113,700, after a two-year tax break at 4.2 percent.
The taxes are key to funding Social Security.
According to CNNMoney, workers earning the national average salary of $41,000 will receive $32 less on biweekly paychecks.
Steve Griffitts, president of Jobs Plus economic development agency, said he hasn't heard any local businesses complaining about the bite out of employees' paychecks.
But the news is only just sinking in, he noted.
"Nobody knew what was going to happen," Griffitts said of the Capitol Hill negotiations that toed the line of national disaster.
He at least doesn't expect the uptick in payroll taxes to impair his recruitment of new businesses to the area, he said.
"Since it's a federal thing, it won't make a difference," Griffitts said of competing with other states. "It won't make it more difficult for me to do my job."
Power is still trying to pin down how his employees will be affected, he said.
It seems like everything is up in the air, he said, with the tax change on top of pending health care reforms.
"All of a sudden this is a new, additional expense we'll have to factor in," he said. "There's just such a high degree of uncertainty with how all of these changes are going to impact how employers compensate employees."
Allen Worst, vice president at R.C. Worst and Company in Coeur d'Alene, said he doesn't expect the higher tax to knock the business' 18 employees off their feet.
"We've been paying that rate for a long time, until recently," said Worst, whose company distributes pumping systems and water treatment equipment. "I appreciated the discount myself, as an employee, as I'm sure they all did."
Worst and Company likely won't raise employees' salaries to make up for the loss, he said.
The recession hit the company too hard to boost salaries now, he said.
"We're directly dependent on the construction side of our business, so it had a pretty big impact," Worst said, pointing to how a couple positions were eliminated.
Kootenai County's total wage and salary disbursements amounted to $1.86 billion in 2011, according to Alivia Metts, regional economist with the Idaho Department of Labor.
Under the payroll tax "holiday," workers paid an estimated $77.97 million in taxes, Metts stated.
Still looking at 2011 numbers, Metts estimated that after the tax break's expiration workers would pay $37.1 million more in payroll taxes, due to the $115.1 million taxed on total wages.
That averages at "an extra $675 per worker," Metts reported.
Much still needs to be discussed.
Spokespeople of several local companies declined to comment on Wednesday, because they didn't know enough about the payroll taxes to predict impacts on their employees.
Even with his company's struggles, Worst is glad to see the tax restored, he said.
"It seems like we constantly hear that Social Security is under fire, and then they lower the rate for Social Security," he said. "For a program suffering so bad, that seemed like it was probably a bad place to make a cut."


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Kusadasi Shore Excursion: Ephesus Sightseeing Tour
- Full-day Ephesus sightseeing shore excursion from Kusadasi
- Tour the majestic ancient ruins of Ephesus
- Marvel at the Fountains of Trajan and the Temples of Hadrian and Domitian
- Enjoy a traditional Turkish lunch (included)
- Visit the home of the Virgin Mary and the Basilica of St John
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See the famous Fountains of Trajan, built to honor the emperor of the same name, and the Polio Fountain, located opposite the Domitian Temple. Visit the Temple of Hadrian, the Private House (a brothel which was part of the scholastic baths), the Library of Celsius and the bouleuterion (a small theater used for the meetings of the Senate). Admire the Great Theater, which was completed by the Romans in 117 AD and has a capacity for 24,000 spectators.
After enjoying a lunch of Turkish cuisine (included), you will visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent the last days of her life. Next, see the graceful columns and mosaics that remain of the Basilica of St John, built by the Emperor Justinian over the tomb of St John the Apostle, before returning to your ship at the Kusadasi port, where you tour concludes.
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We will ensure your timely return to the Kusadasi port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. If your ship is delayed and you are unable to attend this activity, your money will be refunded. See our terms and conditions for full details.
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Excursion was my favorite of the trip! Our guide was terrific, knowledgeable and adaptable to some of our limitations finding shade, etc. Lunch was amazing, outside at a large table where they kept bringing food which was terrific. Highly recommend.
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Excellent small group tour. There were 8 of us on the tour and the guide was very good. He gave us much of history as a group, but plenty of time to walk around on our own for pictures. The lunch was good. The carpet tour was very interesting and eventually turned into a sales pitch, but they were not real pushy. It did not detract from the tour.
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Our guide was very knowledgeable and patient with our large group. Lunch was a delicious sampling of Turkish food. Seeing the women weave the rugs was fascinating but the sales people were a little aggressive. Overall I would recommend this tour.
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The tour guide was very knowledgeable and kept us on time. I would definitely recommend this tour with this tour guide.
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excellent tour all around. The sights in Ephesus are impressive and our guide was very informative and patient, made sure we cover the entire grounds. The lunch was of local food and was superb.
The Virgin Mary and St Johns Cathedral ruins were also spectacular.
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This tour was the highlight of our cruise. Ephesus is an amazing place to visit. Gokce, our guide, spoke perfect English and gave us great information about all of the sites. We were the only 2 people on the tour. The lunch provided was delicious. I definately recommend this tour over the ship's your.
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What an amazing place - it was like going back in a time machine to see so much well preserved Roman ruins! Our guide Sky was excellent - really knew her stuff and was passionate about Turkey! Even the tour and lunch at the carpet factory was fun! Viator - the best guides!
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Re: [civilwarwest] 27th Illinois at Chcikamauga
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Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 4:46 AMModestly, might I recommend the "Maps of Chickamauga" which will give you a good idea of where they fought each day.The 27th was in Bradley's Brigade, Sheridan's Division, 20th Corps. They came onto the field late in the day on the 19th, They moved into the woods behind the 72nd at the SW corner of Viniard Field, west of Lafayette road, and then, in the wake of Benning's retreat, Sheridan ordered them to counter-attack. They moved across the road, got to about midfield, and took heavy fire. They were repulsed, losing about 15-20% losses, along with Bradley, who was wounded. This happened at about 5 or 5:30 pm Sept 19.Viniard field is confusing because there are monuments to Carlin's, Barnes' Buell's and Bradley's Brigades all in the field east of the road. Buell has monume Bear in mind that they all represent thrusts into the field at different times. Carlin got there first, at about 2 pm. Buell comes into line along the road at about 3, Barnes' came in at 3:30, and then Bradley at 5:30. Give or take.On the 20th, the 27th is noteworthy for being the only regiment in Sheridan's command not routed off the field. At midday on the 20th, in response to the Breakthrough at Brotherton field, Bradley's brigade, now commanded by Walworth, was moving up the road from the Widow' Glenn's (where Wilder tower is today) to Dyer field. Lytle's Brigade was ahead of them.Walworth's line was attacked by parts of Manigault's and Anderson's Brigades of Hindman's Division. the four regiments all faced right and fought in the woods along the road in a rough line between Widow Glenn and Recreation field, facing east. this time the 27th was last in line. As a result, they suffered less then the other regiments, and managed to remain intact. At about 12:15, Wilder's brigade came up on the 27th's right, and drove Manigault back in a fierce counter-attack.The other three regiments of the brigade were routed, but the 27th held position, gathering up stragglers and covering the retreat of Battery G 1 MO, until Colonel Jonathon R. Miles ordered a retreat about an hour later. The 27th was the nucleus around which the Brigade reformed on the hills west of the battlefield.The brigade took 1391 men into action, lost 514, for 37% losses. The 27th was luckier (if we can call it luck) than the rest of the regiments, especially on the 20th, and took 463 men into the fight, losing 91, for 20%.the John Glenn Letters and Theodore Jansen Memoir, both at the Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, might help you in reading up on the unit.the Keithsburg (IL) Observer newspaper has letters from the 27th published in it, might be worth getting through interlibrary loan.Dave PowellIn a message dated 3/28/2010 2:37:51 A.M. Central Daylight Time, bgodby@.... com writes:
I can help you a little. The 27th has a monument located to the east of Lafayette Rd in the area of the Viniard House. There is also a marker for them north east of the Widow Glenn House.
Good luck with your search,
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> I recently discovered that I had a relative by the name of Joseph Whitson of the 27th Illinois that was wounded at Chickamauga. Actually a first cousin twice removed. Anyway, I have been trying to find where the 27th was engaged at Chickamauga. Not having a lot of success. None of the books I have even mention them that I can find. All I know is they were not engaged on the first day. There is one after action report that is on the internet but it does not tell me a lot..
> Does anybody have any info on where they fought and what happened?? I am going to be visiting the park in a few months and would like to have a little knowledge before I go
> Thanks in advance for your help
> Dan
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This is an income property is in excellent condition: New cold-conversion roof 2010. New high-performance boiler and on-demand hot water system 2012. New heat zones - 2012. New washer & dryer-2014. The 100 amp service to the property was updated in 2013. Several bathrooms were updated in 2012. The 360 ft. well was relined and a new pump and pressure tank installed in 2010. The kitchen was enlarged and remodeled in 2006. A new septic system was installed in 2002 and contains a 2,000 gallon tank and two drain fields. The garden level contains a large gathering room with Franklin stove and large windows overlooking the garden. There is a fully equipped summer kitchen with laundry. There are three bedrooms, one which is a two-room suite. Each bedroom comes with a private bath. This level is surrounded by 1200 sq. feet of deck on three sides. A dedicated garden path from the driveway leads past the hot tub gazebo to a double French-door private tenant/guest entry. There is a walkout storage area below the decks and great room. Separated from the income area of the home by a locked stairwell, the street-level main entrance features an open concept layout with a French-country styled kitchen, remodeled and updated using natural woods and imported porcelain tiling. The living room has a 15 ft. cathedral ceiling with stone fireplace and full windows that face the inlet. Dining room, master bedroom with full bath, and a -bath powder room complete the floor. A 2,000 sq. ft. deck with a unique railing and seating design extends out over the lower floor and offers seating for up to 40 guests. Above the dining room and open to the living room is a large loft that can serve as a fifth bedroom or office. A free standing, two-story storage/office structure is accessed from the second floor deck and features a nicely updated private den or office. There is a large heated storage room below. Click here to learn more about this listing..
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MIAMI -- Carlos Lee hit a walk-off single in the ninth to lift the Miami Marlins to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Lee's one-out single to left-center field came off Josh Lindblom (3-4). Jimmy Rollins hit a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning for the Phillies to tie the game 1-1. Steve Cishek (5-2) pitched the ninth for the win. The Marlins led 1-0 through five innings. The Phillies had the first scoring opportunity of the game in the top of the second. After Ty Wigginton and Darin Ruf reached on one-out singles off Marlins starter Mark Buehrle, John Mayberry struck out. Then, Michael Martinez reached base on a slow roller to second baseman Donovan Solano, but Wigginton over-ran third base and Solano fired to third to get Wigginton and end the inning. Stanton doubled to left in his first at-bat after missing the last nine games with an oblique strain. He gave the Marlins a 1-0 lead with his 35th home run off Phillies starter Cliff Lee in the fourth. The es...
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Prepare for earthshaking hilarity as the raunchy and outrageous team behind Date Movie, Epic Movie and Meet The Spartans puts the world's very survival in the hands of three buxom non-brainiacs. This twisted send-up pulverizes everyone's favorite disaster flicks, pop culture icons and public figures with no-holds-barred humor that will have you quaking with laughter.
Even within the subgenre of grab-bag comedy, Disaster Movie sets a new bar for free-associative lunacy. To what degree there is a plot, it's vaguely stolen from Cloverfield: A handful of twentysomethings try to rescue someone in a city assaulted by an incomprehensible threat--in this case, falling asteroids. But that's just a thread on which to string a long and increasingly tedious series of gestures towards recent movies (ranging from High School Musical to Enchanted to Sex and the City to Kung Fu Panda) and pop culture figures (Amy Winehouse to Flavor Flav to Dr. Phil to, of course, perpetual punching-bag Michael Jackson). No one over 30 will recognize more than a fraction of the movie's references, but the movie's bigger problem is that there are hardly any actual jokes--the filmmakers seem to think that simply alluding to Hancock or Jumper is funny in and of itself... and it just isn't. Disaster Movie will probably appeal to its primary audience of high-school students and repressed frat boys, for whom the mere mention of homosexuality prompts jittery laughter and who find generically pretty girls and studly boys in tight clothing titillating. It's a wasted opportunity; there are moments that, through sheer incompetence and desperation, suggest a surreal stream-of-consciousness. A filmmaker like Luis Bunuel or Federico Fellini could have turned such raw matter into a satirical aria that would genuinely critique a culture that worships Paris Hilton. Instead, we get this. Featuring, as ever, Carmen Electra.--Bret Fetzer
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Despite some thorny legal issues in the recent past, Pink Floyd have signed a new 5 year contract deal with EMI Music. The new contract, described as a global partnership to market and distribute the band's bestselling catalogue, will settle all legal disputes between the band and label. Early last year (see my earlier post from August 18th, 2010) Pink Floyd won a court case that ruled that EMI had violated a 1999 contract predating the rise of digital-music retailers stipulating that their songs could not be sold outside the context of their original albums. Despite the ruling, Pink Floyd tracks are still sold a la carte in digital shops such as iTunes and Amazon, and will remain on sale as part of this new partnership. (From Rolling Stone)
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A Bullet Hell game that is simultaneously the successor to Crimzon Clover and Hellsinker, by the absurdly detail-oriented developer Tris_Gram. The game is notorious for its development cycle and various trial releases, during which the game has changed from a simple Espgaluda clone to an absurdly complex shmup with RPG Elements.The game was released at Comiket 81 in December 2011 / January 2012. It was supposed to eventually have an English translation by the developer himself, but he nixed those plans, as well as English-language versions of his future games, after catching wind of the game being leaked to Western Imageboards, prompting complete cutoff with his English-speaking fans, leaving the game to be available only through the Japanese version of DLsite. However, things have changed since and the game was released on the English version of DLsite on November 13, 2013.
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- Cast from Hit Points: One of the items that can be bought allows you to exchange lives for bombs without actually getting hit.
- Copy Protection: The DLsite version previously required a DLsite account that has purchased the game in order to play it. Certain antivirus software could cause the DRM to fail and prevent the game from starting up. As of November 2013, the game is available DRM-free.
- Development Hell: Development halted (to the surprise of nearly everybody following it) back in August 2010, only to resume in November (with the creator also learning enough english to explain enough of the game mechanics to the English-speaking community), only to be paused AGAIN (albeit briefly) in Early February 2011. Development resumed (with a complete overhaul of the gameplay mechanics) in late February 2011. If Tris_Gram stays on track (which, given how much attention to detail is being given to EVERYTHING, is kind of a long shot), there's a chance the game will be released for Comiket 81 (Winter 2011).
- It struck again, but Tris_Gram is already considering doing the final touches on the previous version of Stella Vanity (from before the complete overhaul of the game mechanics) and releasing the "OLD" version at C81 (with potential plans to turn that version freeware after a period of time), with the NEW version aimed for C82 (August 2012).
- Guide Dang It: Figuring out exactly how the two item value counters are affected by everything else is very important to scoring and making the most out of Delayed Shift. Tris_gram has been mostly silent on this one, only saying that a balance of both gems and coins is needed for maximizing scoring.
- And then the current lack of English translations (due to TRIS-GRAM terminating contact with English-speaking players after the /jp/ leak) makes figuring out some mechanics mostly trial-and-error, with an extra helping of error. While there are buttons specifically for Blade and Ethereal Shift, nothing (in English, at least) hints that Overdrive is done by holding the bomb button down. And then there's the accessories...
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- Smart Bomb: Can also be burned to activate a Super Mode and a barrier.
- Some Dexterity Required: Bombing right before pulling off a Raid is difficult but can skyrocket your score.
- Also, the controls. Default configuration for them gives you 6 buttons (the minimum, mind you), with both shifts on one button and your shot type determined by whether or not you hold the slow button down. You can up this to 8 buttons in the config, splitting your laser and auto shots to two different buttons WHILE ALSO having Ethereal Shift on its own button.
- Spin Attack: With a sword.
- Super Mode: At least 3 of them (which can stack, too), and possibly more in the final game. Just from the trial:
- Delayed Shift, which gets stronger based on how much you increase your gem counter during it at the cost of preventing overkill on normal enemies, preventing any and all coins from dropping (most of them change into gems), and increasing the amount of bullets fired by all enemies and bosses ([[Up^toEleven this still applies to Pandemonium difficulty, by the way.]])
- Ethereal Shift, which gives you a rapid-fire variant of the Assault Lock-on Shots fired for the duration, prevents the coin value multiplier from decreasing, Allows you to perform considerable overkill on a boss while also preventing overkills on normal mooks.
- Overdrive, which consumes a bomb but boosts your shot power for a short while.
- There Is No Kill Like Overkill: The basis of the entire scoring system revolves around overkilling enemies. Including bosses.